US5746232A - Hairpiece with reinforced mesh base - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to hair replacement devices in general, and more particularly to a hairpiece having a reinforced, mesh base.
- Hair loss is a problem which affects many people. While some people affected by hair loss simply accept the resulting change in appearance, others do not and choose to retain a full head of hair. Over the years, devices have been created to help those individuals with thinning hair who wished to maintain the appearance of a full head of hair.
- Lace-front hairpieces were created to eliminate the appearance troubles caused by rigid-based hairpieces. Lace-front hairpieces were, essentially, rigid-based which had modified front pieces. These front pieces were made from a woven mesh onto which hairs had been attached. These hairpieces did, in some instances, improve the front hairline of wearers. Unfortunately, these hairpieces did not sufficiently address the breatheability problems present in the original rigid-base designs.
- hair replacement hairpieces were created with bases made totally from mesh. While these hairpieces did improve breatheability, they, too, had problems. Chiefly, these all-mesh bases lacked sufficient structural integrity to be removed and re-applied on a repeated basis. They tended to become stretched out of shape with repeated uses. And to many individuals, wearing a hairpiece that does not fit correctly, is worse wearing than no hairpiece. Because many individuals chose to wear and remove their hairpiece daily, fragile, ill-fitting hairpieces were a not suitable solution.
- a hair replacement hairpieces which is breathable, blends inconspicuously with a user's existing hair, and has the structural integrity needed to withstand multiple applications and removals. Additionally, the hairpiece needs to have sufficient shape retention properties, so as to facilitate such multiple applications and removals.
- This invention is a hairpiece having a base which is secured directly to an individual's scalp.
- the hairpiece employs a lace mesh substrate into which a desired number of hairs is knotted.
- the lace mesh is reinforced by a set of substantially-concentric stabilizing rings.
- the stabilizing rings allow the mesh to maintain a desired, customized shape. As a result, the stabilizing rings extend the useable life of the hairpieces, allowing it to be removed and reapplied as needed, with no degradation in fit quality.
- the entire lace mesh substrate is coated with a supported liquid adhesive, and the adhesive acts to bond the entire scalp-facing surface of the hairpiece to a selected portion of the individual's head.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a hairpiece with a reinforced lace mesh base which allows an individual's scalp to "breathe.”
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a hairpiece with a reinforced lace mesh base which may be repeatedly removed and correctly applied by an individual without undue effort.
- FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a hairpiece of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the present invention suitable for individuals with low-density hair growth
- FIG. 3 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the present invention suitable for individuals with medium-density hair growth
- FIG. 4 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the present invention suitable for individuals with high-density hair growth
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the section bounded by circle 5 in FIG. 4 of the substrate of the present invention.
- the hairpiece 10 includes a one-piece, lace-mesh substrate 12 that has been fashioned into a domed shell.
- a plurality of hairs 14 extends from an outer surface 15 of the substrate 12.
- a series of stabilizing rings 16 is woven into the substrate 12.
- the substrate 12, itself, employs two transversely-oriented sets of fibers 18, 20.
- the fibers in the first set of fibers 18 are substantially parallel to each other and are evenly spaced apart.
- the fibers in the second set of fibers 20 are also substantially parallel to each other and are evenly spaced apart.
- the two sets of fibers 18,20 are oriented to overlap, forming a grid-like, lattice pattern.
- the two sets of fibers 18,20 are joined at points of overlap 22 by a process of sonic welding. Once welded together, the two sets of fibers 18,20 form a multitude of four-sided, bounded regions 24. Because the two sets of fibers are welded together, the perimeter of each bounded region is fixed. However, because the fibers 18,20 are flexible, the amount of area within each bounded region 24 is not fixed. Each set of fibers 18,20 is made from nylon monofilament. Each fiber should have a diameter in the range of approximately two mils to approximately eleven mils.
- the hairpiece 10 also includes a series of stabilizing rings 16 that are woven into the substrate 12.
- the stabilizing rings 16 are flexible, formed from nylon monofilament and arranged in a substantially-concentric fashion within the substrate 12.
- the rings 16 are sonically welded to fibers of the first and second sets of fibers 18,20, at points of overlap 22.
- the rings have a diameter which is approximately two-thirds the diameter of the first and second sets of fibers 18,20.
- Hairs 14 are attached to the substrate 12 and emerge from an outer surface 15 of the substrate 12.
- the hairs 14 are knotted, one hair at a time, onto the substrate at various points of overlap 22. Since the hairpiece 10 is designed to blend with the existing hair on an individual's head, the density of the hairs 14 included with the hairpiece 10 should roughly match the density of the hair of individual who will wear the hairpiece 10.
- the number stabilizing rings 16 may be adjusted. Three examples of stabilizing ring 16 placement are shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4.
- FIG. 2 shows a pattern of stabilizing rings 16 which is appropriate for an individual with low-density hair growth.
- FIG. 3 shows a pattern of stabilizing rings 16 which is appropriate for an individual with medium-density hair growth.
- FIG. 4 shows a pattern of stabilizing rings 16 which is appropriate for an individual with high-density hair growth.
- the stabilizing rings 16 on each hairpiece 10 are substantially concentric.
- the stabilizing rings 16 add structural integrity to the hairpiece 10.
- the nylon monofilament used in the present invention does not stretch noticeably under the forces typically applied by individuals during daily application and removal of the present hairpiece 10. That is, the tensile strengths of the first set of fibers 18, the second set of fibers 20, and the stabilizing rings 16 are higher than the forces applied during normal use of the hairpiece 10. However, the hairpiece 12 will easily deform under forces of typical magnitude which are applied in a direction that is not coaxial with the nylon monofilament. Since the stabilizing rings 16 are not co-axial with either the first or second set 18,20 of fibers, the presence of the rings 16 substantially increases the likelihood that forces applied to the substrate 12 will be directed along a nylon filament. This increased likelihood results in a concomitant increase in structural rigidity throughout the hairpiece 10.
- the stabilizing rings 16 advantageously continue to reinforce the substrate 12 even after the hairpiece 10 has been customized to follow the contours of an individual's head.
- the stabilizing rings 16 have a tensile strength which is lower than the tensile strength of the first and second set 18,20 of fibers.
- the hairpiece is stretched tight against an individual's head. This stretching process applies force to the substrate. In some cases, the stretching forces are larger than the tensile limit of the stabilizing rings 16.
- the stabilizing rings 16 undergo controlled breakage. This desired breakage allows for expansion of some bounded regions 24, as needed to accommodate the shape of the individual's head.
- the forces applied during the initial fitting process are not sufficient to break fibers of the first or second set 18,20 of fibers. After the stretching and controlled breaking of the initial fitting, the hairpiece 10 fits the individual's head like a bathing cap.
- the hairpiece 10 is attached to the individual's head by application of a supported liquid adhesive to the scalp-facing surface 26 of the hairpieces.
- the hairpieces is removed by application of a solvent which breaks the bond between the user's head and the hairpieces.
- the hairpiece may be applied and removed on a daily basis or as needed by an individual.
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